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Calendar for Cultural Diversity 2021

Stronger together

Cover artworkClass 2P – Glendore Public School – Awabakal Country Stronger together The Stronger together story is told through Aboriginal art. It represents the difficult times over the past year that New South Wales has been through – the drought, bushfires, floods and COVID 19. After all that we have been through we have pulled together as a state and education provider and we have proven we are stronger together. The painting has the footprints of the wombat and the wombat represents determination and strength.

This painting was completed by class 2P under the guidance and teaching of Mrs Kerry Patterson, a teacher from the Darkinyung people.

Inside Cover – Lily Rose Year 4 – Excelsior Public School – Darug CountryCurious wombatThe curious wombat is wandering in his beautiful land in search of what this lunar year will

bring to his life. He looks into the water and sees the bright, glistening sun. This knoorre-knoorre (wombat) is happy to be in his nice and warm home.

Inside Cover – Students Y4 – Y10 – Carenne School – Wiradjuri CountryJack Murphy, Danny Pike, Sophie Slatter, Faith Butler, Joshua Bearne-Ryan Year of the WombatFirstly, we made a monoprint background and then created our wombats using collage. We found out that the local Aboriginal (Wiradjuri) name for wombat is Wombad and that all species of wombats are protected in every Australian state.

United Nations (UN) observances 2021

The United Nations observes designated international days, weeks, years and decades, each with a theme or topic. These observances contribute to the achievement of the purposes of the UN Charter and promote awareness of and action on important political, social, cultural, humanitarian or human rights issues. They provide a useful means for the promotion of international and national action and stimulate interest in United Nations activities and programs. Many of the themes are relevant to the school curriculum and community and can be observed at school and/or used as focal points in lesson planning. For more information on the following years and decades see the UN website.

2021 - International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

2021 - International Year of Peace and Trust

2021 - International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

2021 - International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

International decades currently observed by the United Nations include:

2021 – 2030 United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

2021 – 2030 International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

2019 – 2028 Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace

2018 – 2028 International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”

2018 – 2027 Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

2016 – 2025 United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition

2014 – 2024 United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

The Lunar Calendar and the Year of the Ox and the Wombat

The Lunar New Year 4719 will be celebrated on 12 February 2021. It celebrates Xin Nian, the Chinese New Year, Solnal, the Korean New Year, Tết, the Vietnamese New Year and also Losar, the New Year celebrations for Tibet. Traditionally Shōgatsu, the Japanese New Year was also celebrated on this date but since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year. In most of these nations the Gregorian calendar is used for civil purposes but the lunar calendar is used to determine

festivals and auspicious dates such as weddings and moving house.

This lunar new year is based on the traditional Chinese Agricultural Calendar which is lunisolar, primarily lunar but partially solar, guided by the movement of the moon as well as the sun. It is commonly called the lunar

calendar.

The Chinese lunar calendar is associated with the Chinese zodiac, which has 12 animal signs: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each animal represents a year in a 12 year cycle, beginning on Lunar New Year’s Day. There are many legends concerning the choice and order of the animals and their characteristics which are said to be imparted to people born in their year.

The Australian Chinese Zodiac was developed by the Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce in Australia to promote understanding between Chinese and Australian cultures. Animals from the traditional zodiac have been matched to native animals according to their perceived similar characteristics. This year the Ox is matched to the Wombat. For the complete Australian Chinese Zodiac visit http://www.australianchinesezodiac.com.au/

Ox 牛The Ox is noted for its patience and taciturnity. It is eccentric, bigoted and can be angered easily.

冷静，沉默，有耐性。有时却难免偏执，坚持己见，甚至容易动怒。 Wombat 袋熊The wombat is a very patient mammal with its own eccentric character and can be very defensive when a threat approaches.

拥有与鼠相似的特性，自信，迷人。悉心照顾其幼齿是袋鼠的习性。同时，袋鼠是群居动物，与鼠一样，与牛相似，袋熊亦是非常有耐性的动物。但当遇到外界敌意威胁时，它会变得异常敏感，亦会显露其偏执的一面

Acknowledgements

NSW Department of Education advisors from the Multicultural Education Team, Educational Standards Directorate coordinate the annual development of the calendar and related information in consultation with the Aboriginal Outcomes and Partnerships Directorate.

The department acknowledges the work of students, teachers and schools in contributing a high standard of artwork for selection in this year’s calendar.

Many government departments, religious, community and ethno specific organisations, local authorities and community members have provided advice and information. A poster is attached to the calendar. It displays the word ‘Welcome’ in many of our community languages. It is designed for display in the classroom and around the school to help promote an inclusive anti-racism ethos in the school community.

2022 Calendar contributions

Schools are invited to submit student artwork celebrating cultural diversity for the 2022 theme: ‘In my language‘ by Friday 13 August 2021. 2022 is the year of the tiger and, according to the Australian Chinese Zodiac, the Tasmanian tiger.

Information regarding the submission of artwork is available via the Department of Education website or email: [email protected]

Teaching and learning activities

Information to support intercultural understanding and build knowledge about cultural diversity is available via the Education NSW website.

For additional resources teachers may visit: • www.racismnoway.com.au • www.roads-to-refuge.com.au • www.alltogethernow.org.au

Note

Dates and events printed in the calendar are confirmed at the time of press.

*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.

Design by Thommen Design

Traditional Darug welcome by Darug Gomen (Richard Green)

Iyura wa Pemul Coy Byalla Bulunga Nurene Wianga Naababan Gadigal Baou. Ngalu Iy-ora Yen-noong wa Pemul, Wingiri Bar-ru-wall-uri; Goo-me-da Durrubin Boot-Boot Gno-rang Gwinanga Tarimi Al-lo-wan Moo-tang, Tyelkala Pemul wa Bado Wianga. Bidjigal, Gommeraiagal, Wangel, Gadigal, Dhrawal, Darkinjang wa Darug. Didgerry-Goor Biame.

We welcome you to the land of the dolphin; their spirits flow through the hearts of this place, giving us the strength and passion, to live and enjoy all that the land has to offer us. As people of this land we invite everyone to walk and to talk with our brothers and sisters as equals and to share in our vision for the future. Thanks to the Almighty.

Languages for 2021 January Tongan (Faka-Tongan) is an official and national language in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is a member of the Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages and is spoken by about 103,000 people mainly in Tonga. It is also spoken in Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue and Wallis Island. It is closely related to Niuean, Wallisian and Samoan. Tongan is mainly a spoken language.

It was first written by missionaries in the early 19th century using a number of different spelling systems. The current system was promulgated by the Privy Council of Tonga in 1943. A few literary publications have been made in Tongan, including translations of the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Other publications include daily newspapers and weekly and monthly magazines.

There are almost 4,500 students from Tongan speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

The traditional Tongan calendar was based on the phases of the moon and had 13 months. The main purpose of the calendar for Tongans was to determine the time for the planting and cultivation of yams, which were Tonga’s most important staple food. Mid December to early January is Lihamui and mid-January to early February is Vaimu’a.

February Spanish (español/ castellano) is a Romance language with approximately 470 million speakers, 410 million of whom speak it as a first language while the remainder speak it as a second language. A significant number of people also speak Spanish as a foreign language. It is the language of Spain and an official language of another 19 countries mainly in Central and South America.

Spanish is written using the Latin script. Spanish first appeared in writing in the form of notes in Latin religious texts dating from the 11th century. During the 12th century, law codes were being translated into Spanish and in the 13th century Spanish prose and poetry began to flourish.

There are around 8,000 students from Spanish speaking public in NSW public schools. March Burmese ( ) or Myanmar, is a member of the Lolo-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken mainly in Myanmar (Burma), where it is the official language. There are about 33 million people who speak Burmese as a first language. There are also thought to be another 10 million who speak it as a second language. Standard Burmese is spoken in the Irrawaddy River valley.

Burmese dialects in other parts of Burma differ from the standard, but they are all more or less mutually intelligible.

The Burmese or Myanmar script developed from the Mon script, which was adapted from a southern Indian script during the 8th century. The rounded appearance of letters is a result of the use of palm leaves as the traditional writing material. Straight lines would have torn the leaves. The Burmese name for the script is ca-lonh ‘round script’. The earliest known inscriptions in the Burmese script date from the 11th century.

There are about 750 students from Burmese speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

AprilFrench is a Romance language spoken by about 354 million people worldwide. It is the third most spoken language in Europe, after German and English, and is also spoken in parts of Africa, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania. It is the language of France and an official language of another 27 nations.

French was widely used as a diplomatic language from the 17th century until the middle of the 20th century when it was replaced by English. It is still used in many international organisations.French is written using the Latin script and first appeared in writing in 842 CE. Before then, Latin was the language used for literature throughout Europe.

During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, and as literature from the late 12th century.

There are about 3,400 students from French speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

May Uyghur ەچرۇغيۇئ is a Turkic language with about 25 million speakers mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the north west of China. In Xinjiang, Uyghur is an official language widely used in education and in the media, and as a lingua franca among other peoples.

There are also significant communities of Uyghur speakers in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Over the course of its history, Uyghur has been written with several scripts including versions of the Arabic, Latin and Cyrillic alphabets adapted to represent the sounds of Uyghur. In 1987, the Arabic script replaced the Latin alphabet as the official script for writing Uyghur in China. In this version of Arabic, all vowels are spelled out and it is written in horizontal lines from right to left.

There are about 60 students from Uyghur speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

June Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian ( ) is spoken by an estimated 3 million people in parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and among the Assyrian diaspora mainly in the USA and Europe. Assyrian is also known as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. Assyrian is usually written in the madnhāyā version of the Syriac alphabet and is written from left to right in horizontal lines. The Syriac Latin alphabet, developed in the 1930s, has also become widespread mainly in the Assyrian diaspora for practical reasons and its convenience, especially in social media.

There are over 4,500 students from Assyrian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

JulyWhen the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788 several distinct groups of Aboriginal people occupied the Sydney Basin. The largest of these groups were the people of the Dharug language group. Darug country extended from the Sydney CBD to the Blue Mountains. Dharug is the language. Darug are the people and the land.

The Darug people are thought to have lived in groups or communities of around 50 members. Each group retained its own hunting district, and each lived a semi-

nomadic lifestyle, regularly changing location within their country. Typical dwellings were two-sided bark tents known as gunyahs, while sandstone rock shelters were used in harsh weather. Men of the communities were responsible for hunting

possums, fish, birds and kangaroo, often collaborating with other groups to hunt and eat the larger animals. Fire was used to reduce undergrowth and to catch game.

Darug women harvested what the Europeans called yams (the community’s staple) with digging sticks. Food was cooked lightly on open fires or in ovens beneath the ground. The culture of the Darug people involved a deeply spiritual association with the land and was evident in singing, dancing and stories as well as the many engravings on the flat sandstone outcrops of the Sydney Basin, some of which have remained for thousands of years.

The arrival of Europeans to the country of the Darug people had devastating effects on the indigenous population. Violence and small pox wiped out most of the coastal people and soon after spread to the inland Darug communities around the Hawkesbury-Nepean area. As a result many records and stories of the people were lost. Today there is a revitalisation of the Dharug language by leaders and members of the Darug community with teaching and learning programs in schools and communities.

Australian English reflects the influence of the Darug people in words including boomerang, corroboree, dingo, koala, kookaburra, wallaby and the bush call coo-ee, which were all derived from Dharug languages.

AugustPunjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 130 million people mainly in West Punjab in Pakistan and in East Punjab in India. There are also significant numbers of Punjabi speakers in the UK, Canada, the UAE, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Punjabi is one of India’s 22 official languages and it is the first official language in East Punjab. In Pakistan Punjabi is the second most widely-spoken language but has no official status.

In West Punjab, from the 11th century, Punjabi (یباجنپ ) was written with a version of the Urdu alphabet known as Shahmukhi which means ‘from the King’s mouth’. The Shahmukhi alphabet currently used was developed in Pakistan in 2016. It is written from right to left in horizontal lines.In East Punjab, Punjabi ( ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ) is written with the Gurmukhi alphabet which was standardised during the 16th century by Guru Angad Dev Ji. Gurmukhi means ‘from the mouth of the Guru’. It is written from left to right in horizontal lines and is the alphabet used in this calendar.

There are approximately 5,300 students from Punjabi speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

SeptemberSwahili (Kiswahili) is a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania, Burundi, Congo (Kinshasa), Kenya, Mayotte, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, UAE and the USA. Around 5 million people speak Swahili as a native language and a further 135 million speak it as a second language. Swahili is an official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is used as a lingua franca throughout East Africa.

The earliest known Swahili documents were official letters to the Portuguese people of Mozambique in 1711 and an epic poem in 1728 written in the Arabic script. With the arrival of the European colonial powers in East Africa Swahili was used as the main language of administration and the Latin alphabet was increasingly used to write it.

There are over 700 students from Swahili speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

OctoberMongolian (монгол) is an Altaic language spoken by approximately 5 million people in Mongolia, China, Afghanistan and Russia. There are a number of closely related varieties of Mongolian which are spoken mainly in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China.

Through the centuries there have been several systems used for writing Mongolian based on Uyghur, Tibetan and Latin alphabets but in 1941 the Cyrillic alphabet was officially adopted. Traditional Mongolian script is now taught to some extent in schools, though it is mainly used for decorative purposes by artists, designers, calligraphers and poets and in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China. Traditional Mongolian script is written from left to right in vertical columns running from top to bottom.

There are more than 800 students from Mongolian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

November Malayalam (മലയാളം) is a Southern Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Kerala in southern India, but also in other Indian states. There are about 35.5 million speakers of Malayalam in India. There are also many speakers of Malayalam in other countries, including around 52,000 in Australia.

The name Malayalam means “mountain region”, and comes from mala (mountain) and alam (region). Originally the name referred to the land and was later used to refer to the language.

The current Malayalam alphabet has evolved from the Grantha alphabet, brought to the southwest of India in the 8th or 9th century, to a systemised Malayalam alphabet in the early 13th century. With some changes the Malayalam alphabet attained its current form by the 19th century. It is written from left to right in horizontal lines.

Malayalam is also regularly written with a version of the Arabic script by Muslims in Singapore and Malaysia, and occasionally by Muslims in Kerala.

The oldest known writing in Malayalam is known as the Edakal-5 inscription and dates from late 4th century or the early 5th century CE.

There are approximately 2,600 students from Malayalam speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.

December Hungarian (Magyar) is an Ugric language with about 13 million speakers in Hungary (Magyarország), Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Austria and Slovenia. There is also a large diaspora in the UK and other European countries, the USA, Canada and Australia. Hungarian is the official language of Hungary and one of the official languages of the European Union (EU).

Hungarian is a highly inflected language in which nouns can have up to 238 possible forms. It is related to Mansi, an Ob-Ugric language with about 4,000 speakers who live in the eastern Urals and Khanty or Ostyak, the other Ob-Ugric language which is spoken by about 15,000 people in the Ob valley of western Siberia.

The earliest written text in Hungarian was a funeral oration (halotti beszéd) written in 1196, and the first complete book to be printed in Hungarian, Az zenth Paal leueley magyar nyeluen (The letters of Saint Paul in the Hungarian language) by Benedek Komjáti, was published in 1533 in Kraków in Poland. Hungarian literature flourished during the 18th and 19th centuries.

There are nearly 600 students from Hungarian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.


Stronger togetherLily Rose – Year 4 – Excelsior Public School

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Mōnite Tūsite Pulelulu Tu’apulelulu Falaite Tokonaki Sāpate

January

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Other events

1 January Liberation Day – Cuba Independence Day – Haiti National Day – Sudan6 January Nollaig na mBan (Little Women’s Christmas – Ireland) 6 – 26 January Sydney Festival26 January Australia Day celebrations27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day (UN) Milestones

1 January Federation of Australia formed 19019 January Final convict transportation to Australia landed in Western Australia 186816 January First group of free settlers arrived at Port Jackson 179322 January Australia signed the United Nations Convention on Refugees 1954 26 January Nationality and Citizens Act created status of ‘Australian Citizen’ 1948

Kaylah Hackney and Charlie Champion – Stage 1 – Jugiong Public School – Ngunnawal Country

Watering the Friendship Garden Together

When we work together amazing things happen, just like this garden.

Twelfth Night (Christian)Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind

Singh Ji (Sikh)

Australia DaySurvival Day

This month’s community language is Tongan

Sanuali


New Year’s Day Ganjitsu (Japan)

World Braille Day (UN)Independence Day –

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Martin Luther King Day (USA)

Robert Burns Day – Scotland

World Religion Day

International Day of Education (UN)

National Day – Nauru


Stronger together

Christmas Day (Armenian Orthodox Christian)

Three Kings Day (Christian)

Maghi (Sikh cultural festival)

Term 1 begins (Eastern Division)

Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian)

Orthodox New Year (Christian)Pongal – Makar Sankranti (Hindu)

New Year (Buddhist – Mahayana tradition)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday lunes martes miercoles jueves viernes sabado domingo

5/6 McCartney – Cambridge Gardens Public School – Darug Country

A Collage of UsThis is a collage of students from our classroom. We believe our class is fantastic and unique because we love learning together and having fun with each other. We created these self-portraits using coloured paper. When our faces are displayed as a collective, the artwork represents our strength in unity.

This month’s community language is Spanish

febreroFebruary

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Milestones

7 February Colony of New South Wales formally proclaimed 178813 February Australian Government apology to Indigenous Australians 2008 15 February Current NSW state flag adopted 187618 February First school in the NSW Colony opened 1793

Other events

1 – 7 February World Interfaith Harmony Week (UN)11 February National Day – Iran12 February Lunar New Year celebrations Losar – Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan Solnal – Korea Tết – Vietnam Xin Nian – China 12 February Fairfield City Lunar New Year Festival12 – 14 February Glen Innes Show12 – 21 February City of Sydney Lunar New Year Celebrations13 – 14 January Crookwell Show 17 February Discovery Day – Lord Howe Island (1788) 26 – 28 February Cobargo Folk Festival

National Day – Serbia

National Day – Saint Lucia

Groundhog Day – USAWorld Wetlands Day

Safer Internet Day (SID)St Maroun’s Feast Day (Maronite

Christian)

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day (Christian)

Vasant Panchami (Hindu)Independence Day – Lithuania

National Day – Brunei Darussalam Emperor’s birthday – Japan

Term 1 begins (western division)

Banjo Paterson’s birthdayAsh Wednesday – Lent begins

(Christian) Independence Day – Kosovo

Independence Day – Estonia

Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox and Wombat

Magha Puja Day (Buddhist – Theravada tradition)

Yuan Xiao/Lantern Festival (China)Purim/Festival of Lots (Jewish)

Waitangi Day – New Zealand

World Radio Day (UN)

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Independence Day – Dominican Republic

Independence Day – Grenada

St Valentine’s Day

International Mother Language Day (UN)


World Cancer Day (WHO)Independence Commemoration

Day – Sri Lanka

St Vartan’s Day (Armenian Christian)

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN)

Independence Day – The Gambia

National Day – Kuwait


Stronger together

March Elijah Dixon, Y6 – Lockhart Central School – Wiradjuri Country

Under the same sky

All Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are under the same sky together. We need to work together and improve our wellbeing and how people are treated to live in a better

world.

This month’s community language is Burmese

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Harmony Day

21 March Harmony Day is an initiative of Australia’s Commonwealth Government and a recognition of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Anti-racism education resources are available on the Department’s website. A number of other organisations, such as All Together Now, also provide anti-racism resources.

Milestones

25 March Indigenous ex-servicemen granted voting rights 1949

First day of autumn St David’s Day (Wales)

Commonwealth DayCanberra Day

(Australian Capital Territory)International Women’s Day (UN)

Ides of March

World Water Day (UN)

National Vietnam War Veterans Day

Holi (Hindu)Hola Mohalla (Sikh cultural festival)

World Meteorological Day (UN)National Day – Pakistan

World Wildlife Day (UN)National Day – Bulgaria

St Patrick’s Day (Ireland)

World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)

Selective High School Placement Test

Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)Isra and Mi’raj/Night Journey* (Muslim)

National Close the Gap Day

Independence Day – Greece

Youth and Schools Clean Up Day World Day of Prayer

(Ecumenical Christian)

National Day – Mauritius

National Day of Action against Bullying and ViolenceSt Joseph’s Feast Day

(Maronite Christian)

Independence Day – Bangladesh

Clean Up Australia Day

Pi Day (Mathematics)

Harmony DayInternational Day of Nowruz (UN)

World Poetry Day (UNESCO)Independence Day – Namibia

Neighbour Day Palm Sunday (Christian)

First day of Passover (Jewish)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday′


Foundation Day – Norfolk Island Independence Day – Ghana

Autumn equinoxNaw-Rúz (New Year Bahá’í) French Language Day (UN)

Independence Day – Tunisia

Other events

1 – 31 March Bandaged Bear Appeal, Children’s Hospital at Westmead6 – 7 March Greek Fest, Darling Harbour6 March – 30 May Greek Festival of Sydney8 March United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace (UN) 11 March Restoration of Idependence Day – Lithuania 14 – 18 March Pronaya (Mandaean)19 – 20 March Camden Show – Still a country show! 20 March International Day of Happiness (UN) 21 March Thirlmere Festival of Steam International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN) International Day of Forests (UN)21 – 27 March Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination (UN) 28 March Sydney Children’s Festival, Tumbalong Park


Stronger together

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Milestones

3 April UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People endorsed by Australia 200925 April The ANZACs landed at Gallipoli 191529 April Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay 1770

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (UN)

Ramadan begins** (Muslim)

First day of Ridvan (Bahá’í)Chinese Language Day (UN)

New Year (Buddhist – Theravadin tradition)

King’s Day – Netherlands Independence Day – Sierra Leone

Easter Monday (Christian)

International Day of Human Space Flight (UN)

Term 2 begins

Union Day – United Republic of Tanzania

This month’s community language is French

avrilAprilStudents Y4-6 – Nimmitabel Public School – Ngarigo Country

Perfectly ImperfectEvery star is perfectly imperfect, but we all work together to make each day wondrous and extraordinary. We are lucky to live in big sky country and take inspiration from the night sky where the Milky Way and constellations spark curiosity and wonderment. Together we shine brightly and reach for the stars.

Other events

1 – 12 April Sydney Royal Easter Show 2 – 3 April Maclean Highland Gathering4 April Quingming/Tomb Sweeping Festival (China) 12 April – 11 May Ramadan Nights, Lakemba13 – 16 April New Year festivals: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Songkran) 14 – 24 April NSW Seniors Festival16 – 24 April NSW Youth Week 18 April – 19 May Australian Heritage Festival23 April Spanish Language Day (UN) 23 – 24 April Gilgandra Show23 – 24 April Moree Show26 April – 2 May Sydney Writers’ Festival27 April Freedom Day – South Africa Togolais National Day – Togo 30 April – 2 May Royal Bathurst Show

World Health Day (WHO)

Hindu Solar New Year* (Hindu)Sikh New Year - Vaisakhi (Sikh)

Rama Navami (Hindu)Serisal /Yezidi New Year (Yezidi)

International Guide Dog DayNinth day of Ridvan (Bahá’i)

Term 1 endsApril Fools’ Day

Maundy Thursday (Christian)

Hana Matsuri (Buddhist – Japan)

National Day – Israel

International Mother Earth Day (UN)

Good Friday (Christian)

Queen’s Birthday – Denmark

St George’s Day (England)National Sovereignty and

Children’s Day (Turkey)English Language Day (UN)

Stewart House DayOrthodox Good Friday (Christian)International Jazz Day (UNESCO)

Easter Saturday (Christian)West Ryde Easter Parade and Fair International Children’s Book Day

Bundanoon is Brigadoon Independence Day – Syrian Arab Republic

Daylight saving time endsEaster Sunday (Christian)

Independence Day – Senegal

World Heritage DayNational Day – Zimbabwe

ANZAC Day

*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed. **Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays such as Ramadan. In some lunar calendars the day begins at sunset, so there may be a one-day error depending on when the New Moon is first seen.


Stronger together

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Milestones

6 May The Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 was amended, effectively dismantling the White Australia Policy 196622 May Convict transportation to NSW ended 184022 May Official announcement of the discovery of gold in NSW 1851 27 May The 1967 referendum removed discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

May All students, K-12 – Glenvale School – Darkinjung Country

Big FishEach of our 8 classes studied fish, and how they come together to form a school of fish. Together, they are stronger as they swim side by side, acting like one powerful fish. Each student then made a fish using paint or collage. All the fish were collaged together to make one big fish.

This month’s community language is Uyghur


World No Tobacco Day (WHO)

World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO)

Orthodox Easter Monday (Christian)National Day – Poland

World Lupus Day

Shavuot/Feast of Weeks (Jewish)International Day Against

HomophobiaConstitution Day – Norway

Independence Day – Eritrea

International Firefighters’ DayWorld Asthma Day

National Assessment Program (NAPLAN) commences

Dehba ad Demana (Mandaean)International Museum Day

Africa Day (African Union)National Day – Argentina

Independence Day – Jordan

Ascension Day (Christian)Eid Al Fitr (Muslim)

World Bee Day (UN)National Day – Cameroon

Restoration of Independence – Timor-Leste

Public Education DayAustralia’s Biggest Morning Tea,

Cancer Council

Cornflower Blue Day

National Day – Paraguay

International Tea Day (UN) World Day for Cultural Diversity for

Dialogue and Development (UN)

Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)Republic Day – Azerbaijan

National Day – Ethiopia

May DayOrthodox Easter Saturday

(Christian)International Labour Day

Laylatul Al Qadr/Night of Destiny (Muslim)

World Red Crescent DayWorld Red Cross Day

International Day of Families

International Day for Biological Diversity (UN)

Unification Day – Yemen

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

Orthodox Easter Sunday (Christian)

Mother’s Day Europe Day (European Union)

RSPCA Million Paws WalkInternational Day of Living

Together in Peace

Declaration of the Báb (Bahá’í)Pentecost/Whitsunday (Christian)

Other events

1 May Bourke Show Twelfth day of Ridvan (Bahá’í) National Day – Marshall Islands1 – 2 May Australian Celtic Festival: Year of Ireland and the Isle of Man 2 – 8 May Motor Neurone Disease Week8 – 9 May St Ives Show 8 – 9 May Walgett Show11 – 13 May Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN pen and paper assessments11 – 21 May Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN online test window14 – 15 May The Riverina Field Days, Griffith Showgrounds15 – 21 May National Families Week16 May Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon 17 – 23 May National Volunteer Week 22 – 29 Blacktown City Festival Week* 26 May Independence Day – Georgia National Day – Guyana 26 May – 11 July Gai-mariagal Festival (Northern Sydney region) 27 May – 3 June National Reconciliation Week 29 May Blacktown Streets Alive and Parade Day, Blacktown* 29 – 30 May Red Shield Doorknock Appeal (The Salvation Army, Australia)

Kodomo no Hi/Children’s Day (Japan and Korea)

International Nurses Day

National Sorry DayBuddha Purnima – 2583rd Birth

Anniversary of Gautama BuddhaUnited Nations Day of Vesak* (UN)


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June This month’s community language is Assyrian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Other events

5 June Matsuri Festival (Japan), Parramatta9 – 20 June Sydney Film Festival*13 – 19 June National Blood Donor Week*20 June Mini-Mos Community Fun Run and Fair, Mosman20 – 26 June National Refugee Week25 June Day of the Seafarer (UN)25 June – 11 July Way Out West (WOW) Children’s Festival, Casula Powerhouse*26 June International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (UN)

Milestones

3 June Mabo Native Title High Court Decision 1992 11 June Commonwealth of Australia Racial Discrimination Act 1975 26 June Australia joined the United Nations 1945

Queen’s birthday holiday (NSW) Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival

(China)World Blood Donor Day (WHO)

Winter Solstice


International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (UN)

National Day – Seychelles

Term 2 endsNational Day – Croatia

Independence Day – MozambiqueNational Day – Slovenia

World Environment Day (UN)Constitution Day – Denmark

World Day Against Child Labour (UN)

Independence Day – PhilippinesNational Day – Russian Federation

National Day – Madagascar

Russian Language Day (UN)National Day – Sweden

World Refugee Day

Independence Day – Djibouti

Mabo Day

Portugal Day – Portugal

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (UN)

National Day – Iceland

Foundation of the Republic – Italy

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Sikh)

International Day of the African Child (WHO)

International Olympic DayNational Day – Luxembourg

International Day of Parliamentarism (UN)Independence Day –

Democratic Republic of the Congo

First day of winterGlobal Day of Parents (UN)

Independence Day – Samoa

Bounty Day – Norfolk IslandWorld Oceans Day (UN)

International Day of the Tropics (UN)

5/6 Pacific Ocean – Rylstone Public School – Wiradjuri Country

Better Together

This artwork represents our community. The bees are the people and the hive is our place. Just like the bee community, our communities work better and are stronger together.


Stronger together

This month’s community language is Dharug

Duggara (cold)July


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Milestones

17 July UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability ratified by Australia 2008

National Day – Solomon Islands

Bastille Day – France

Opportunity Class (OC) Placement Test

Accession of King Leopold I (1831) – Belgium

Independence Day – Peru

All students K-12 – The Ponds School – Darug Country

Yenma Yenmalaibylia - Let’s Walk Together (local Dharug language) – The Ponds School is a moderate to severe school for special purposes, catering for students from K-12. This unique artwork was composed by each and every student present on the day. Rarely do we have an opportunity to intertwine our individual identities so powerfully. There was no outline, for this activity other than to allow the children to be themselves – to place colour and form at their will and to be part of something bigger than themselves – to be “in this together”. We have created something greater than our sum, and it is beautiful beyond measure.

Other events

1 July International Tartan Day 2 – 10 July Cumberland Gang Show, Riverside Theatre, Parramatta 4 – 11 July NAIDOC Week*10 July International Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Contest, Stroud23 July – 8 Aug XXXII Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo 24 July Bankstown Bites Festival30 July International Day of Friendship (UN)

National Day – Belarus

Independence Day – Bahamas

St Charbel’s Feast (Maronite Christian)

Debha ad Raba (Mandaean)

Asalha Puja – Dhamma Day (Buddhist – Theravada tradition)

Guru Purnima (Hindu)

National Day – Cape VerdeNational Day – Venezuela

Term 3 beginsNational Day – Kiribati

National Day – Sao Tome and Principe

National Day – LiberiaNational Day – Maldives

National Day – Burundi Canada Day – Canada

National Day – Somalia

World Youth Skills Day (UN)


Liberation Day – RwandaIndependence Day – USA

World Population Day (UN)Anniversary of Mongolian People’s

Revolution – Mongolia

Nelson Mandela International Day (UN)

Salvation Army Founder’s Day (Christian)

Martydom of the Bab (Bahá’í)Independence Day – South Sudan

Kenshi W zehli (Mandaean)

Dehwa Sheshyan (Mandaean)Anniversary of Revolution

of 23 July – Egypt

National Tree Day for schoolsThrone Day – Morocco

Independence Day – Vanuatu

Dalai Lama’s birthday National Day – Comoros

National Day – Malawi

National Day – Montenegro

Eid Al Adha (Muslim)National Day – Colombia

Dharug is the language of the Darug people who lived in the Sydney Basin when the first fleet arrived in 1788. Darug people did not measure time by days and months but by seasons. July or thereabouts is Duggara when the Darug moved from their two-sided bark dwellings called gunyahs to sandstone rock shelters for the harsh weather.


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August Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN)National Day Singapore

International Day for the Remberance of the Slave Trade

and its Abolition (UNESCO)

National Day – Kyrgyz RepublicNational Day – Malaysia

National Day – Trinidad and Tobago

Hijra/Islamic New Year (Muslim)National Day – Ecuador

National Day – GabonProclamation of Independence –

Indonesia

National Day – Ukraine

International Youth Day (UN)

World Humanitarian Day (UN)Independence Day – Afghanistan

This month’s community language is Punjabi

30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Other events

1 August National Tree Day 2 – 6 August Education Week – Public Schools NSW6 – 28 August Vivid Sydney13 – 14 August Tullamore Show13 – 15 August Obon (Buddhist – Japan)14 – 22 August National Science Week Food: Different by design 21 August Bedgerabong Show21 – 22 August International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend21 – 27 August Children’s Book Week 22 August Macarthur Multicultural Children’s Festival, Koshigaya Park24 Aug – 5 Sept XVI Summer Paralympic Games Tokyo 29 Aug – 4 Sep Legacy Week

2022 Calendar for Cultural Diversity

13 August Deadline for submitting student artwork for the 2022 Calendar for Cultural Diversity on the theme ‘In my language’ to: [email protected]

Milestones

1 August First sitting of the New South Wales Legislative Council 18431 August Snowy Mountains Authority established 194911 August New South Wales constituted a Crown Colony 182417 August First NSW welfare institution, the Female Orphan School, opened 180127 August NSW Women’s Franchise Act 1902

Jeans for Genes Day Hiroshima Peace Day

Independence Day – Bolivia National Day – Jamaica

Red Nose DayInternational Left-Handers DayStudent artworks due for 2022 Calendar for Cultural Diversity

Day of the Foundation of the State of Hungary and St Stephen’s Day

– Hungary

Daffodil DayNational Day –

Republic of Moldova

National Day – Cote d’Ivôire

International Lighthouse Day

Horses’ birthdayNational Day – Benin

Foundation of the Swiss Confederation Day – Switzerland

Sun-Herald City2Surf

Independence Day – Republic of Congo

Independence Day – IndiaNational Day – Liechtenstein

Ullambana –Hungry Ghost Festival

(Buddhist – China, Vietnam)Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)

International Day against Nuclear Tests (UN)

Whole school, K-6 – Ashfield Public School – Eora NationWelcome Wish Students were inspired by the true story of Sadako Sakasi and the Japanese folklore which says that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish. All students from Kindergarten to Year 6 worked together to fold 1000 paper cranes (a Senbazuru) which were then embellished with messages of hope and wishes for the future.


National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day

Constitution Day – Cook Islands

National Day – Chad

Vietnam Veterans’ Day – Battle of Long Tan

Meals on Wheels Day Independence Day – Uruguay


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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Jumatatu Jumanne Jumatano Alhamisi Ijumaa Jumamosi Jumapili

September

Lake Cargelligo Show

Matsuri Festival (Japan)*, Chatswood

World First Aid Day

National Day – Chile

National Day – Vietnam

R U OK? DayNational Day – Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea (North Korea)National Day – Tajikistan

Yom Kippur (Jewish)International Day for the

Preservation of the Ozone Layer (UN)

Spring equinoxInternational Day of Sign

Languages (UN)National Day – Saudi Arabia

International Translation Day (UN) World Maritime Day (UN)National Day – Botswana

Independence Day – Eswatini

Kathina (Buddhist – Therevada Tradition)

World Tourism Day (UN)

This month’s community language is Swahili

septembaElois Lonnen – Year 10 – Cootamundra High School – Wiradjuri Country

Family CommunityFamily Community is a representation of my town. When our town is in need the community stands together, helping each other through the tough times. Living in a small rural town has its perks like that. The family community becomes a part of your personality and whenever you can, you help.


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Milestones

16 September Television in Australia launched 1956

Other events

1 September First Parkash of Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Sikh) Constitution Day – Slovak Republic Independence Day – Uzbekistan1 – 7 September National Asthma Week 1 – 30 September Save the Koala Month3 September National Foundation Day – San Marino3 – 10 September National Sea Week 4 – 11 September History Week (NSW) 5 – 11 September National Child Protection Week11 – 12 September Hunter Valley Steamfest, Maitland11 Sept – 10 Oct Floriade*, Canberra12 September City of Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival, Paul Keating Park 16 September Proclamation of Independence Day – Mexico Independence Day – Papua New Guinea17 – 19 September Clean up the World Weekend 19 September Molong Show 21 September National Day – Armenia National Day – Belize Independence Day – Malta21 Sept – 4 Oct Tulip Time Festival, Bowral

Rosh Hashanah/New Year (Jewish)Threatened Species Day

Independence Day – Brazil

Succot/Feast of Tabernacles (Jewish)Zhong Qiu Jie/Mid-Autumn Festival

(China)International Day of Peace (UN)

Confucius’ birthday

Australia National Flag DayLegacy Badge DayWalk to Work Day

Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu)

Term 3 ends Australian Citizenship Day

Save the Koala DayIndependence Day – Guinea-Bissau

First day of SpringNational Wattle Day

Indigenous Literacy Day

International Literacy Day (UN)Indpendence Day – Republic of North

Macedonia

International Day of Democracy (UN)Independence Day – Costa Rica,

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Proclamation of Independence Day – Mali

National Police Remembrance DayWorld Heart Day

Fathers’ DayFestival of the Winds, Bondi

International Day of Charity (UN)

National Bilby Day

Constitution Day – Nepal Independence Day –Saint Kitts and Nevis


Stronger together

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Даваа Мягмар Лхагва Пүрэв Баасан Бямба Ням

Daylight saving time beginsDay of German Unity – Germany

National Foundation Day – Republic of Korea (South Korea)

World Mental Health Day (WHO)National Day – Fiji

National Day or Double Tenth Day – Republic of China (Taiwan)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN)

United Nations Day (UN)Independence Day – Zambia

Grandparents Day Hallowe’en

World Cities Day (UN)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Gurgaddi (Installation) Day of Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Sikh)

Universal Children’s Day (Australia)National Day –

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNational Day – Turkmenistan

Other events

1 October International Day of Older Persons (UN) 1 – 31 October Global Dignity Month 1 – 31 October International School Libraries Month2 – 4 October Manly Jazz Festival*3 October Boorowa Irish Woolfest: Running of the Sheep 4 – 10 October World Space Week (UN) 6 – 13 October Jemaiye /Feast of the Assembly (Yezidi) 10 – 16 October Anti-Poverty Week 11 October Norfolk Island Royal Show Day 11 – 27 October Spring Fest, Griffith 15 – 16 October Cootamundra Show 16 October Ryde Granny Smith Festival 18 – 24 October National Water Week19 October National Day – Niue21 – 23 October Lismore Show 23 – 31 October Children’s Week 24 – 30 October Disarmament Week (UN) 29 October Years 3 & 4 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition Final* 29 Oct – 7 Nov Festival of Fisher’s Ghost, Campbelltown 29 Oct – 7 Nov Jacaranda Festival, Grafton

Milestones

11 October Coat of Arms of New South Wales granted by Royal Warrant 190626 October Uluru handed back to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara people 1985

Mahatma Gandhi’s birthdayInternational Day of Non-Violence

(UN)Independence Day – Guinea

Peter Norman DayWorld Post Day (UN)

Independence Day – Uganda Hangeul Day (South Korea)

World Food Day (UN)(FAO)

National Mosque Open Day*

Labour Day (NSW)World Animal Day

Independence Day – Lesotho

Thanksgiving Day – Canada

Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í)


National Day – China, Cyprus, Nigeria, Palau

Independence Day – Tuvalu

World Sight Day

Dussehra (Hindu)Deg al-Fil feast (Mandaean)

International White Cane Day

National Bandanna Day Teacher’s Day (Australia)

National Day – Turkey

October KS – Old Bar Public School – Biripi Country Togetherness We are stronger together and our artwork reflects this. The children decided on the colour combinations of red, yellow and black to symbolise our Aboriginal culture. Our drawings reflect who we are as individuals, yet we are equal. We decided that our connectedness to each other is what keeps us strong.

This month’s community language is Mongolian

Аравдугаар

Term 4 beginsWorld Teachers Day (UNESCO)

HSC written examinations commence

National Day – Spain

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)Milad Al Nabi/Prophet Muhammad’s

(pbuh) birthday (Muslim)

National Day – Austria

Navatri begins (Hindu)World Habitat Day (UN)

Chung Yeung Festival – China

National Day – Czech Republic


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This month’s community language is MalayalamNovember Y8-Y11, Red Class Mixed Special Education Support Class – Bomaderry High School – Dharawal Country

The story of survival (2020 fire, rain and floods)The animals scatter, looking for a safe place from the ravages of fire. Rain comes and floods the rivers. They are guided by the Wombat to find refuge on Mount Cambewarra. This is a visual story recording history. It is modeled on Noah’s Ark and Aboriginal dreaming stories. Mountains, rivers, animals and the elements have great significance in creation and survival.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Other events

1 November Anniversary of the Revolution Day – Algeria Independence Day – Antigua and Barbuda5 – 6 November Murwillumbah Show7 November Newtown Festival, Newtown8 – 14 November National Recycling Week13 November Viva La Gong, Wollongong 13 – 14 November Mullumbimby Show24 Nov – 24 Dec Darling Harbour Christmas, Darling Harbour25 November Statehood Day – Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day – Suriname27 November Matsuri Festival (Japan), Tumbalong Park

Milestones

8 November First Indigenous High Court Case 193416 November Australian Government apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants 2009

30 November First performance of Advance Australia Fair 1878

Guy Fawkes Day (UK)

Years 5 & 6 Multicultural

Perspectives Public Speaking Competition Final*

Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikh)International Men’s DayNational Day – Monaco

World Diabetes Day (UN)

World Television Day (UN)

Advent Sunday (Christian)National Day – Albania

National Day – Mauritania

International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)

16 November In 1996, the UN General Assembly invited its members to observe this day each year. This day affirms that tolerance is neither indulgence nor indifference. It is respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world’s cultures. Tolerance recognises the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.

Independence Day – Dominica National Day – Federated States of

MicronesiaNational Day – Panama

World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO)

International Students Day

Thanksgiving Day – Norfolk IslandMartyrdom of

Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (Sikh)

Kindness Day (Australia)

World Kindness Day

Universal Children’s Day (UN)

Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Bahá’í)

All Saints’ Day (Christian) Dehba ad Hanena (Mandaean)

Independence Day – Lebanon

Chanukah/Festival of Lights (Jewish)

Diwali (Hindu)Bandi Shodh Divas

(Sikh cultural festival)National Day – Tonga

Remembrance/Armistice Day (1918)National Day – Angola

World Philosophy Day (UN) Proclamation of

Independence Day – Latvia National Day – Oman

International Day for the Elimination of Violence

Against Women (UN) Thanksgiving Day – USA

Melbourne Cup DayAll Souls’ Day (Christian)

World Freedom DayIndependence Day – Cambodia

International Day for Tolerance (UN)

National Day – Barbados St Andrew’s Day – Scotland


Stronger together

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday hétfö kedd szerda csütörtö péntek szombat vasárnap

Robert Wood – Year 5 – Dalgety Public School – Ngarigo Country

Together we are ResilientAs students of Dalgety school and Dalgety community, we are stronger when we are there for each other, even in the toughest of times, like bushfires, drought, floods and COVID 19. We care for each other, support each other, hang out together and offer aid to others no matter what their background, race or religion.

This month’s community language is Hungarian

decemberDecember


Milestones

10 December Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 194821 December Australia is named 1817

Other events

1 December World AIDS Day2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN) 3 – 5 December National Cherry Festival, Young5 December Ocean Care Day International Volunteer Day (UN) World Soil Day (UN)17 – 20 December Rozhiyen Khodan / Fasting (Yezidi) 18 December International Migrants Day (UN) Arabic Language Day (UN)31 December New Year’s Eve celebrations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

International Day of People with Disabilities (UN)

Human Rights Day (UN)

Term 4 endsNational Day – Bhutan

Christmas Eve (Christian)National Day – Libya

New Year’s EveHogmanay (Scotland)

St Nicholas’ DayIndependence Day – Finland

International Human Solidarity Day (UN)

Eeda Rozhia / Feast Day (Yezidi)

Christmas Day Public Holiday

Abu-al-hires (Mandaean)

Boxing Day Public Holiday

National Day – Lao People’s Democratic Republic

National Day – United Arab Emirates

National Day – BahrainIndependence Day – Kazakhstan

International Mountain Day (UN)National Day – Burkina Faso

National Day – NigerNational Day – Qatar

Christmas Day (Christian)

King Bhumipol’s birthday anniversary, National Day and

Father’s Day – ThailandSt Nicholas’ Eve – Netherlands

Jamhuri Day – Kenya

Boxing DaySydney to Hobart Yacht Race

begins

First day of summerNational Day –

Central African RepublicNational Day – Romania

Bodhi Day (Buddhist)

Summer Solstice

Batizmi (Yezidi)


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